A blog about my life, knitting, and other stuff.

September 22, 2011

Let's see. It's a) ugly, b) unflattering, c) it hangs all wonky on the model, d) is straining under its own weight.

To knit this beauty you take NINE strands of various Li0n Brand yarns and size 50 (FIFTY!) needles and whip this sucker up in a matter of minutes. I wondered, "What's the gauge on this?" and found the pattern reads, "Exact gauge is not essential to this project." What? Then why is there a schematic with measurements on it? In multiple sizes. Oh and it goes up to a 50 inch chest (not that you'll actually get a dress that size because "gauge is not essential.") Can you imagine this enormous hunk of acrylic in a size 2X which is 66" at its widest point? That, by the way, requires 27 skeins of yarn to knit. A FOUR POUND, NINE OUNCE DRESS! Not to mention the seams. They must be so thick with big gaping holes between the stitches. And...I better just let it go.

Here, I'll say something nice about it. I like the model's hair and makeup.